COLUMBIA, Md.—The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on April 1 updated Import Alert #71-04 for Salmonella-contaminated animal feeds by placing three additional firms on the “Red List”, which subjects them to “Detention Without Physical Examination Of Animal Feeds, Other Than Pet Treats, Due To The Presence Of Salmonella” (“IA #71-04”).
“These recent enforcement actions occurred due to surveillance by FDA’s SWID [Southwest Import District], which found Salmonella in products made from sheep meat,” said Benjamin L. England, of FDAImports.com, LLC. “Congress drafted the FDCA (Food Drug and Cosmetic Act) to regulate pet food almost the same as human food for a reason. Americans love their pets and this puts political pressure on FDA to give attention to imported pet food safety.”
In 2009 nearly two dozen animal feed firms were placed on the IA #71-04 Red List for attempting to import products contaminated with Salmonella.
